Footsucker (Overlook Press)
by Geoff Nicholson
The reigning master of obsessive black literary humor delves into the erotic world of a foot fetishist. Nicholson spins a thrilling erotic homage to Manolo Blahnik-wearing, nail-polished, high-arched, beautifully-footed women.
Hammers (Black Heron Press)
by Ron Dakron
A young woman geneticist combines human and hammerhead shark DNA, but a slight error has her injecting herself with the shark genetic code. Man becomes shark, perhaps, in this novel of hubris and power and a shark's eternal quest for fresh squid.
Muck (Gutter Press)
by N.J. Nodic
Hester F. is a misanthropic drifter enlisted by a magazine to write a "life on the street" diary. Together with his sole companion, a hideously overweight gay cat, F. embarks upon a moving, violent and often hilarious journey to self-discovery. Muck is a gothic tale of rage, rape, and unrequited love that has no equal in any literary canon.